Why has this sport never had an openly gay player? | Four Corners

Australian rules football at the elite level is the only major sporting code in the world that hasn’t had a single male player, present or even past, publicly identify as gay.
Four Corners investigates what is being done to change the toxic culture of the sport.
00:00: Intro: AFL and hypermasculinity
7:40: Homophobia in the media
8:20: Banned for having HIV
18:45: The controversial article
24:30: Supporting the community
26:43: Homophobic language in sport
32:49: Culture of silence
36:05: Inclusivity in AFLW
39:00: ‘I thought football would kill me’
This Four Corners documentary was originally broadcast as 'The Silence' on August 21, 2023, on ABC TV and ABC iview.
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